Smallville alum Justin Hartley has landed the lead in The CW’s medical drama pilot First Cut.

As first reported by our sister site Deadline, the former Passions hunk joins the Grey’s-esque project — which centers on the life of a yet-to-be-cast young female doctor — as Will, a handsome (duh), golden boy surgical intern who all the guys want to be and all the girls want to be with.

Though Smallville fans clamored for Hartley to reprise his role of Green Arrow in Arrow, the netlet’s pilot which promises a modern take on the DC Comics character, the role ultimately went to Hung‘s Stephen Amell.

Jennie Snyder (90210/Lipstick Jungle) will pen and executive-produce the First Cut pilot.

The CW pilots have been really good this year. With Amber Stevens landing the “Joey Dakota” lead and Justin headlining “First Cut”, I fell in love with both projects. The rest of the pilots (Cult, The Selection, Arrow, Shelter, The Carrie Diaries, Beauty & The Beast) are all strong contenders. Hopefully, TCD won’t make it to series.

Because it would be hysterical for all the girls that wanna get with him to have absolutely no chance whatsoever.

And he could be hiding it, or playing up the “playboy” role to dodge any questions.

Used ad nauseum, but pretty and perfect and a doctor (while admittedly some people’s ideal mate–gay or straight!) make for BORING television. Personally, I don’t care if he or isn’t a straight character…

If he’s to be a series regular, he’ll need a flaw, twist, or hook for people to give a rat’s @ss. That’s what makes me want to watch.

Agreed. So sick of people going on and on about co stars being in a new show together, Smallville fans are particularly annoying with this. Just get over it. Watch your Smallville dvds, thats the best you’re gonna get.

Looks like The CW is keen to get ex-Smallville cast members for next season. The network really has lost its ratings mojo since they gave Smallville the boot – maybe they’re hoping ex-Smallvillians will help stop their ratings decline. I wonder if they offered the role to Tom Welling first? (And he was smart enough to say ‘On the CW? After they screwed me on Hellcats? No freaking way!)

Honestly, if this gets picked up.. they’d be smart to renew Hart of Dixie and pair it up with this. Hart of Dixie has and shown great potential out of all of the other freshmen shows (Ringer, TSC). But, it sadly never got a huge start that it could have had with them pairing it up with dying Gossip Girl.

They should either move Hart of Dixie to a new night, and pair it up with this, or move GG to a new night, move HoD to 7-8, First Cut 8-9.

I’d be really upset if they would cancel HoD for this show. It sounds stupid. A High school hospital. So its 90210/DC/Scrubs and GA mixed in one. This pilot, the Carrie Diaries as well as Joey Dakota sound very underwhelming. The others do sound better.

Well I don’t really care what they pick up as long as they give HoD another chance.

Justin has plenty of Charisma, but it doesn’t appeal to everybody, apparently. He’s a good actor but you need to have good writing to make something really work. On Smallville the writers were good , but some of the other stuff he has been in, well let’s just say, yawn! I really like him and will be glad to see how his character develops.